The Aakash project was Sibal's brainchild when he was the HRD minister. The idea was to provide low-cost computing device at subsidised rate to students to enable them access Internet for educational purposes.

Aakash 4 to be available for Rs 3,999 soon: Sibal

He also said the government will soon move ahead on the proposal of merging state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited.

The merger of the companies is part of DoT's plan for the revival of the public sector telecom units.

The government has already decided on pension issues plaguing both the public sector units along with refund for wireless broadband spectrum worth more than Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion) to MTNL and BSNL.